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Whether you are looking for some garden tips, a new recipe or just some homemaking encouragement, I'm glad you stopped by Home Joys.

I am Gina - a wife, a mom, but first, a daughter of God. I hope in all I do and say (and blog) will bring honor to God, the Creator of life, and my Saviour, Jesus Christ. While I love my garden, a pile of good books, and a fresh loaf of bread - life is only worth living when it is lived for God.

I fell into blogging accidentally. In the spring of 2008, I started a little email homemaker's newsletter for the ladies at our church. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed writing about homemaking. A few months later I began the Home Joys blog.

My goal is to share my life but not show a perfect life.

Some days the sink is full of dishes, there is no food on the table but plenty on the floor, and the children's whining match mine. Serving the Lord by serving my family is hard work some days (make that most days).

I don't blog much about those days. No one wants to read a gripe, especially me! And on those days, I don't want to be on the computer, but rather spending my spare time taking a nap, or, even better, running to my Heavenly Father for an attitude adjustment.

Typically I write about whatever I'm cooking, gardening, or reading. Sometimes I share about family gatherings such as the annual dutch oven gathering and hog butchering. I hope you join us!

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Welcome! I am Gina, a Mennonite mom who loves serving the Lord, my husband, and dear children (ages 13,11,10,8,3, and1). This is where I ramble about books, broccoli, and baking bread. In May of 2017 my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer so I'll include notes from our cancer journey.